We are always keen to receive applications from players interested in joining the Phil’s orchestra. Come and join us for a unique opportunity experience to play in an orchestra celebrating its 150th Anniversary!

In particular we are currently, Autumn 2012, especially interested in hearing from string section players in the following disciplines:

Violins – First (forward desks), and also Second. Ideally we would like to build both sections up to full compliment of 16 players each.

Viola’s

Double Basses (ideally to ..read more

Concert Review by William Marshall

Huddersfield Daily Examiner 6 February 2012

The second half of this concert consisted of the music from Act Two of Tchaikovsky‘s Nutcracker ballet – possibly the most familiar sequence of much-loved melodies and instrumental colourations in the entire repertoire.

The first half, by contrast, featured Lutoslawsksi‘s Concerto for Orchestra, possibly never performed in Huddersfield before. The balance between familiarity and new musical territory was therefore a very good one. Or did the name of Lutoslawski on the programme ..read more

The musical forces of the Huddersfield Philharmonic Orchestra and the Huddersfield Choral Society combine to bring you a spectacular celebratory concert, featuring the most chosen Desert Island Discs piece, an anthem composed for George II’s coronation, and a world premiere. Conductor Nicholas Smith takes the baton to the podium for the performance.

Programme:

Handel: Coronation Anthem – Zadok the Priest Arthur Butterworth: Symphony 7 (world premiere) Beethoven: Symphony No 9

Soloists:

Jayne Carpenter (soprano) Flora McIntosh (mezzo-soprano) Nick Hardy (tenor) Samuel Evans (baritone)

We are delighted to be welcoming as Special ..read more

Starting 2012′s celebrations of 150 years of orchestral performance by the Phil this showcase concert, conducted by Nicholas Smith in Huddersfield Town Hall, comprises:

Verdi: Overture – La Forza del Destino (The Force of Destiny) Lutoslawski: Concerto for Orchestra Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker – Act 2

Leader: Mary Barber

We are delighted to announce an exciting series of  four subscriber concerts next season, celebrating our 150th Anniversary in year 2012, conducted by Nicholas Smith.

Dates booked for the Huddersfield Town Hall (“subscriber” season 2011-12) are as follows, with the musical programmes as indicated – all subject to finalisation and confirmation. 

 

Saturday 12th November 2011 Khachaturian:  Three movements from the Masquerade Suite Brahms: Violin Concerto. Soloist Martyn Jackson Borodin: Symphony No 2

 

Saturday 4th February 2012    Verdi: Overture – The Force of Destiny Lutoslawski: Concerto for Orchestra Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker – ..read more

Long term subscribers to the Huddersfield Philharmonic Orchestra’s concert season, Mr & Mrs Roger and Susan Shaw, were inspired to write the following in an email on Sunday February 6th, subsequently kindly confirming that they were also happy for their comments to be published:

“Last night’s Concert was outstanding and the Phil has come through any problems all the stronger.  The Scheherazade was a performance I have never heard better by any professional orchestra. 

The balance, intonation, dynamic ..read more

An afternoon performance, starting at 3pm, this is a concert of film music that the whole family can enjoy, compered by our friend of the Phil Robert Powell, most recently of ‘Holby City’ fame. Robert narrated our “Peter and the Wolf” in 2008, which can still be seen on YouTube. The venue on 5th June 2011 is once again in the magnificent setting afforded at Huddersfield Town Hall.

 

Programme to include:

20th Century Fox Fanfare, Tara’s Theme from ‘Gone with the Wind’, ‘The ..read more

We intend to perform an exciting series of three ‘themed’ subscriber concerts this season, the run up to our 150th Anniversary in 2012.

Dates booked for the Huddersfield Town Hall (“subscriber” season 2010-11) are as follows, with the final musical programmes as indicated. 

 

Saturday 13th November 2010 (“explosive” music”)  ”Music for the Royal Fireworks” Handel “Brandenburg Concerto No 3″ Bach “Wellingtons’ Victory” Beethoven “Symphony No 5″ Beethoven

 

Saturday 5th February 2011  (a romantic musical programme)    “Fantasy Overture – Romeo & Juliet” Tchaikovsky “Bolero” Ravel “Scheherazade” Rimsky-Korsakov

with special guest, violinist ..read more

A theme of Russian composers pervades the thrilling third concert of our 2010-11 subscriber season, on the eve of “May Day”. We look forward to warmly welcoming you at the Town Hall! Book early to avoid the queues.

 

Mussorgsky – Night on a Bare Mountain

Rachmaninoff – Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini

Shostakovich – Symphony No 5 in D minor op. 47

 

Conductor: Nick Smith

Soloist: Will Green (piano)

Leader: Mary Barber

Drama, dance and story-telling all focus on aspects of love in this “romantically” themed concert programme, anticipating also St Valentine’s Day on February 14th. Come along and enjoy the music with us!

 

Tchaikovsky – Romeo and Juliet Fantasy overture

Ravel – Bolero

Rimsky-Korsakov – Scheherazade

 

Conductor: Nick Smith

Leader: Mary Barber

Guest Leader: Martyn Jackson

(we are delighted that  Martyn Jackson, who was born in the Calder Valley, has agreed to join us as guest leader for Scheherazade)